Tom Daley will turn into the primary British diver to compete at 5 Olympics after being formally chosen for Paris this summer time, precisely 16 years after reaching his first Video games on the age of 14.
Daley had stood down from aggressive diving after successful a gold and a bronze on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 however introduced his comeback final 12 months and has since fashioned a brand new partnership with Noah Williams.
The pair received World Championship silver in January and, with Daley’s Tokyo accomplice Matty Lee presently injured, had been formally chosen on Monday as Staff GB’s representatives within the 10m synchronised occasion.
They are going to dive collectively within the Paris Olympics check occasion this week and, though the Chinese language pair Hao Yang and Junjie Lian are the gold medal favourites, Daley has been one of many few divers to persistently problem China’s dominance over the previous decade. His gold with Lee in Tokyo was the one Olympic diving occasion that China didn’t win.
Daley determined final 12 months that he would return following encouragement from his son Robbie, however has proven no apparent dip in his health and type throughout a comeback that has additionally included a World Cup win.
He has chosen to stay primarily based in Los Angeles however is again working with long-time coach Jane Figueiredo and has been linking up with Williams frequently this 12 months throughout competitors.
Daley additionally received bronze within the 10m particular person platform in Tokyo however will concentrate on the synchronised occasion in Paris as half of what’s arguably Britain’s strongest ever diving staff.
Within the girls’s 10m synchronised, Lois Toulson, who shall be competing at her third Olympics, and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix will mix following podium finishes on the final two World Championships.
That current World Championship success has been matched by Staff GB’s girls’s three-metre synchronised Paris pairing Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew-Jensen.
The 2016 Olympic champion Jack Laugher can also be going for this fourth-straight Video games after making his debut at London 2012 and shall be partnered within the three metre synchronised by debutant Anthony Harding.
“There’s a incredible mixture of youth and expertise throughout the squad, and I’m delighted to welcome Olympic Champions Jack and Tom again,” stated chef de mission Mark England. “Congratulations to Tom specifically who turns into the primary British diver to compete at 5 Olympic Video games – a outstanding achievement.”